Twenty One Pilots' venture into songwriting forTom Cruisewas grounded before take-off, according to frontman Tyler Joseph.

“You’ve seen that newTop Gunthing that he’s got?

“Then I got word that there was like a wholesale swap.”

Tyler Joseph in Twenty One Pilots with Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick

Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots; Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Paramount Pictures

Representatives for Paramount and Cruise did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

She also worked on the blockbuster’s score alongside legendary composer Hans Zimmer.

“She presented her song to us and it just opened up the whole movie,” he said.

“It opened those doors to the emotional core of the film that we had.

That moment, things just came together in such a beautiful way.

“I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours.

Top Gun: Mavericklands in theaters May 27.

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